Where does “Heckenschere” come from?

Heckenschere (German) comes from German Hecke, from Middle High German hecke, from Old High German hegga, from Proto-West Germanic haggju, from Proto-Germanic hagjō, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Heckenschere (German): hedge cutters, hedge shears, hedge trimmer, hedge...

Definitions

  1. hedge cutters, hedge shears, hedge trimmer, hedge...

Ancestry of “Heckenschere”, step by step

Heckenschere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Hecke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHeckehedge
2Middle High Germanhecke—
3Old High Germanhegga—
4Proto-West Germanichaggjuhedge
5Proto-Germanichagjōhedge
6Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰyómenclosure, hedge
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via German schere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschereinflection of scheren: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanschære—
3Old High Germanscāri—
4Old High Germanscār—
5Proto-West Germanicskeranto shear, to cut
6Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
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